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Kirsten L. Anderson; Robert J. Duncan; Yemimah A. King; Jennifer K. Finders; David. J. Purpura; Sara A. Schmitt – Infant and Child Development, 2025
Early language environments are considered to support children's language development; however, it is unclear to what extent early language environments relate to skills other than language abilities. We examined (1) whether the preschool language environment (measured as adult words heard and conversational turns) is associated with children's…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, School Readiness, Vocabulary, Language Acquisition
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Leah L. Kapa – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: The goal of this study was to examine potential mediators of the relationship between developmental language disorder (DLD) status and executive function performance. Method: Participants included preschoolers, of whom 80 met the diagnostic criteria for DLD and 103 were categorized as having typical language abilities. Participants'…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Executive Function
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Mingjia Cai; Xian Liao – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
Executive functions (EF) have long been recognized as critical factors in accounting for individual differences in literacy development. However, their role in second language (L2) learning, particularly in non-alphabetic languages such as Chinese, has not been fully explored. This study endeavored to examine the role of EF in word reading among…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Age Differences